Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 12, 2005
Submitted
July 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48491
Aircraft time
45,315 hours, 7,981 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LT MLG WHEEL WELL DOOR CENTER HINGE HALVES FOUND CRACKED. CRACKED CENTER HINGE AT LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL DOOR REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW HINGE AS PER SRM 51-35-01 VOLUME II. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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